United States

Dunkin' Donuts got the market excited by its return to public trading after a frothy initial public offering (IPO) on the NASDAQ on July 27 2011. Offered at the top band of its range... 2011-08-01

New US refiner Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is looking to make immediate downstream acquisitions, according to CEO Gary Heminger.

NUS commercial vehicle manufacturer Navistar International's subsidiary Navistar Financial (NFC) has entered into a deal for a one-year renewal of a US$500mn dealer floorplan funding... 2011-07-25

High-profile computing technology vendors Intel and Dell have made strategic acquisitions that deepen their exposure to the fast-growing data centre services market, itself part of... 2011-07-21

US private label specialist Ralcorp plans to spin off its Post branded cereals business to focus on acquisitions in the private label sector. The firm said the spin-off is likely to... 2011-07-18

US major ConocoPhillips has left the market in no doubt of its 'shrink-to-grow' strategy, announcing on July 14 2011 that it would split into separate publicly traded upstream and downstream... 2011-07-15

In spite of the steep premium BHP Billiton has paid for Petrohawk Energy, we have a positive view on the acquisition. Although gas prices are likely to stay low in the US over the short... 2011-07-15

Shares in US food company Sara Lee are currently trading at a significant premium to the wider US food sector, with a run-up in the firm's shares tied to its plan to split in two. Investors... 2011-06-28

US online TV and movie service provider Hulu is reported to have received an unsolicited takeover offer, prompting the company's board to consider its options. Such options include... 2011-06-22

French oil giant Total has completed the acquisition of a 60% stake in US solar panel designer and manufacturer SunPower in a US$1.3bn deal. CFW notes that Total's decision... 2011-06-17